Combined ice bag and fountain syringe



Feb. 10, 1948. s vus 2,435,637

COMBINED ICEBAG AND FOUNTAIN SYRINGE Filed Nev. 27, 1946 INVENTOR, WOLFs5 l/USH Patented Feb. 10, i948 COMBINED IGETBAG SYRINGEK" wantSevush,LBrookly,ii,.NZY. 7

Application November 27, 1946, SerialNi)w 'll-2,523

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The present: inventions refersitdianricebagz and: fountain:syringezandzrefe'rs more particularly; 3170;:

an article" ofsm-anufacturei comprising a sthiny-flexe neck; zmember::rtos; constitute: ":a 2:.c1osable- 'substantiallii 5' liquid: tight'contzainergsathe meek 1 member:

being ;threa'ded-land the article.furtheracomprising a threadedcap;:engageabl'e'in .therneckimemberi to closeitheba'gn Anuobjecttof thepresent inventiondstoprovide:

an article which. may; be: used :alternatiyelyas. an 1':

icebag and as a fountain syringe.

Afurther: object: is; that the article mayibe icon"- vertecl fnom onerfuncti'onzt to :.=the: other: :withaza minimumooradjustmentzc Another.:object' is that; in-eaoh 'ofiits functionsx:

of icebag 1 and fountain :syringw theearticierzshall;

p erfo'rm" iexasctlye asezatconventional article.-

Still another object isthat thexehangeoven from;

one. function-tothe other shallbesimpleiin theory and .inpracticesothatthe article may bezused by" people withoutmechanicaliknowledgeoraptituden 7 Yet itanotheriobj act: is: :that the article? shall. be 5simple to. manufacture :with iiaciiitieslat. the dis -s posala of :anymanufactureu orahospitahand :drugt supplies:

In :accomplishing -:thee iobjectst ofzi'the present r.

invention a conventiona]iicebag.: orn1:lrising gazriga:

id neck v mem'beriito ewhich;isLfastenedrarsheet TOf" thin; .fiexib'le;waterproofikmaterial constituting 9.1:;

bag body deformable from a substantiallycirculain; shape comprising: afiairbottom awall'sand a .pleated upper 'lwall iin .;which thecmeck'ziszconcentrically:- located? isuprovided r'centrally' ofithe fiatzibottomuzwall withra comparatively heavy fiexible rubher:

dome: located on its-"interior surfaee and extending: upward: inside13116 11801! portion; 5 The dome is attached 'to the bottom wall by ianyconvenient means such as'rubbercement or vulcanizing =and isdownwardly ope'n; theportion of tl-ie bottom wall peripherallyinside-the dome being rem'oved that the interior-of the domecommunicates with' th'e outsideof tlie bags Interiorly mi 1 the" dome: 1and connected to: the atop i porti'onzthereof is locateda nippleprefe'rably' of'hard rubber which extends" substantially for thecomplete in terior height ofthedomei The dom'e may-Tbe depressed andperipherally and-outwardly deformed so as to 'cause-the' nipple toextend outwardly through the bottom. ofuthe bag- The nip is providedwith a-tubular-ppeningthroughout its lengthand: its top end may beclosed: or opened as desired by a screw threadedethereinto:orrbyf' another convenient closure means. When the passage through the nipple isclosed; and the dome is-undeformed and theriaiipple contained-5 therein;..the:- article may beused .iascr-an io'ebagior; hot water bag, thedome extending into the neck, as already mentioned, 50 that the outercontour of the bag is identical with that of a conventional icebagr:whenzit isadesired to use the article as. 1a iountain osyningerthe ecapofathe -ba-g isv removed; tli'eriplug xor sotherclosure means of thenriplei-passagemis removedthroughz'the bag-neck andthedome depressedsoas' toexpose the nipple through .the bottom: oi-n-the-bagx A rubbertube or the equivalent may be attached-to theexposed nippleand-thebagmaybe hung from a \wall fixture-esuch asnaahooka-by means of 3aflapattachedrto the: neck --and -provided-withr an: eyelet. When so.beingmsed; thebag rwill-assume a :sub-

stantially pleated cylindrical shape with the neck. a

atthe (top; thereofsand the dome and nippl at the-bottomsOthere-iobjectspi this. invention-will in part be obviouseand imparthereinafter pointedout. The

invention accordingly consists initheefeatures of construction;combinations of: elements, and arrangementslofc parts ,which,-,.wi ll Ibe exemplified in zoyqthe econstruction hereinafter 1 described. and ofi which: the escope" ofaapplication will the indicated in r the.:following- ;-claims-.- In the' accompany'ng.

drawing. inswhichaisehown oneofthe variousv possible-illustrationembodiments of this .invention-:..

Fig-ure--,1 is; a :I'QEE -.elevation,-: partly in, section, ofzthearticle inause las aefountain syringe.

Figure -2 :is a :Iront: elevation partly in. section,

oithe: article inuse as an icebaga necmportiond l: rwhich may,be:convenientlyinteriorlythreaded:: Fastened r. to the neck portion 1 lin conventional manner-is the thinisheet l2 offlexible Waterproofmaterial which iseillustrated as. sheet rubber orrmay alsobe of; textilematerial The: sheet I2 is of such 'shape as to provide asubstam.

and \still yr-thinner rubber .in, combinationr tially flatcirculanbottomwall I 3 A and-the substantially circular pleatedatop, wall, l4 integraltherewithandroncentrically disposed around theneck-1L1:Alsoiastened-tolneck,lI is the flap-|5 preferablmof atsimilar. materialto-isheet l2 flap V I5 beingiprovidedrwith an eyelet 16. The cap ll ofthe bag is externally threaded for, engagement with neck H to form awatertight closure of bag Hi.v

Centrally: of- :bottom wall 2' 3 --and (attached to the interior-surfacethereof is a downwardly open dome l 8- :of: comparatively heavy flexiblematerial 1 vsucheasf rubber; wall-t] 30f bag l 0 being. cut awayperipherally interiorl-y rof -idome l8 vso= :that-Qthe interior ofndome1| 8 communicateswith the out side of; bag, I 0 a.by meansmofritheopening I8A;

"gDome til 8 sis? substantially u-cylindri'cal' and uhas a V concenimicrexteriori: foot. 1-. flange l9 extending around aitsxbaseyporta'ons.The-side walls-ofzdome 1' l8 merge into the closed top portion 20thereof and centrally of said top portion 20 is located a nipple 2|extending through top portion 20 and Referring mow in v detail to ,thedrawings the proved-bag-J 0 comprise the. substantially rigid attachedfirmly thereto so as to extend substantially axially and interiorlyofdome l8 for the entire height thereof. Nipple 2| has a collar 22 whichengages the underside of top portion 20 and as illustrated, a softrubber washer 23 or the equivalent is disposed around nipple 2| abovetopv portion 20 and held in place by a metal member 24 which may be anut threadedly engaging nipple 2| or may be firmly fixed to nipple 2| byany other preferred fastening technique. Nipple 2| is formed with anaxial passage 25, the upper portion of which is threaded, and a screw 26provided with a washer 2'! threadedly engages passage 25 to close theupper end thereof in watertight manner.

It will be noted by reference to Figure'2 that the bag It] may rest on aflat surface and is to all outward appearance a conventional icebag, thedistinguishing feature of bag I0, namely, nipple 2| mounted as describedin dome l8, extending upwardly within the neck portion I so as not totake up any extra room,

Still referring to Figure 2 it is evident that by removing cap I! andscrew 26 and washer 21 therewith, the upper end of passage 25 is opened,and bag It] is also in convenient position for depressing dome |8 sothat it will assume the'deformed shape of Figure 1. Referring now toFigure 1 nipple 2|-extends downwardly through bottom wall |3 of bag land a rubber tube 28 may be conveniently attached thereto when bag I0 isto be used as a fountain syringe. In such manner of use the bag ID willbe suspended by means of eyelet I6 in flap l from any convenient wallfixture, such as a hook, and bag I0 will 'assume the approximatelycylindrical shape illustrated in Figure 1. In such shape of bag I0,water or other liquid 29 contained in bag In may pass freely throughpassage 25 of nipple 2| and be used in manner customary with fountainsyringes. Dome ill in Figure 1 as shown is extremely deformed, the wallsthereof extending above and back inwardly over top portion 20. 'Suchdeformed shape of dome l8 may be maintained indefinitely, since the sidewalls in such condition and position exert a downward force on nipple2|. In such position of dome l8 nipple 2|' is adapted to dischargesubstantially all of the water or other liquid in bag l0.

It will thus be seen, that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved, and which is welladapted to meet the conditions of practical use;

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth,it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaccompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

What is claimed is:

1. A combined ice bag and fountain syringe comprising the combinationwith ice bag means comprising a, rigid neck portion and thin, flexible,waterproof sheet material fastened thereto to constitute a bag body, ofnipple means fastened interiorly to said body and normally locatedinside said neck portion and movable to a position of extending throughthe bottom of said bag body for the attachment of a rubber hose or thelike.

2. A combined ice bag and fountain syringe comprising the combinationwith ice bag means 4 comprising a rigid neck portion and thin, flexiblewaterproof sheet material fastened thereto to constitute a bag body, ofa comparatively heavy, flexible, substantially cylindrical dome attachedto the interior surface of the bottom wall of said ice bag, said domebeing downwardly open and said bottom having a passage formedtherethrough peripherally inwardly of said dome, and nipple meanslocated inside said dome, said dome being deformable so as to cause saidnipple means to extend through said passage and below said bottom wall.

3. A combined ice bag and fountain syringe comprising the combinationwith ice bag means comprising a rigid neck portion and thin, flexiblewaterproof sheet material fastened thereto to constitute a bag body, ofnipple means fastened interiorly to said body and normally locatedinside said neck portion and movable to a position of extending throughthe bottom of said bag body for the attachment of a rubber hose or thelike, said nipple means further having a passageway formed therethroughfor the passage of liquid, said nipple means further comprising screwand washer means engaging the upper end portion thereof forsubstantially watertight closure thereof.

4. A combined ice bag and fountain syringe comprising the combinationwith ice bag means comprising a rigid neck portion and thin, flexiblewaterproof sheet material fastened thereto to constitute a bag body, ofa comparatively heavy, flexible, substantially cylindrical dome attachedto the interior surface of the bottom wall of said ice bag, said domebeing downwardly open and said bottom wall having a passage formedtherethrough peripherally inwardly of said dome. and

nipple means located inside said dome, said dome being deformable so asto cause said nipple means .to extend through said passage and belowsaid bottom wall, said nipple means further having a passageway formedtherethrough for the passage of liquid, said nipple means furthercomprising screw and washer means engaging the up- 2 per end portionthereof for substantially watertight closure thereof.

5. A combined ice bag and fountain syringe comprising the combinationwith ice bag means comprising a, rigid neck portion and thin, flexiblewaterproof sheet material fastened thereto to constitute a bag body, ofa comparatively heavy, flexible, substantially cylindrical dome attachedto the interior surface of the bottom wall of said ice bag, said domebeing downwardly open and said bottom wall having a passage formedtherethrough peripherally inwardly of said dome, and nipple meanslocated inside said dome, said dome comprising a top portion and sidewall portions and being deformable so as to cause said nipple means toextend through said passage and below said bottom wall, said side wallportions when said dome is so deformed extending above and back inwardlyof said top portion.

WOLF SEVUSH.

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